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Atlanta Hawks fans react as they watch Atlanta Hawks playing Eastern Conference Final against Milwaukee Bucks at Hudson Grille in downtown Atlanta on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Hawks fans revel in Game 1 win of Eastern Conference Final, await Friday9h ago

Atlanta Hawks Trae Young (left) and John Collins celebrate after beating the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, in Milwaukee. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”

Trae Young dominates as Hawks take Game 1 vs. Bucks

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Atlanta police found a man dead from multiple gunshot wounds near Morgan-Boulevard Park.

UPDATE: Man dead in ‘targeted’ Old Fourth Ward shooting, police say

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Superintendent Lisa Herring, left, talks with Kevin Maxwell while they tour the renovated David T. Howard Middle School in August 2020. Maxwell was the principal of Howard Middle School until his recent promotion to assistant superintendent for innovation, improvement, and redesign. STEVE SCHAEFER/AJC FILE PHOTO

Atlanta Public Schools superintendent names four to leadership roles

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Chef Bobby Holley who drove the Atlanta Fish Market to success, died Sunday. Many in the Atlanta restaurant industry got their start under his leadership. Courtesy of Buckhead Life Restaurant Group.

Bobby Holley, noted Atlanta chef, dies at 59

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Members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices say that cases of heart inflammation having a “likely association” with the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are mild and extremely rare, and recommend that the benefits of vaccination far outweigh any potential risks.

CDC panel: Rare heart inflammation cases don’t outweigh COVID vaccine...

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John Greenwell, performing as Rachel Wells, honed his female impersonator abilities at the Sweet Gum Head, and went on to win Miss Gay America. Photo: Kathy Novotny

Drag, drugs and disco: When Atlanta was a center of the gay revolution

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Officers Mikael Ware, Tyquan Ross, and Roosevelt Prime Jr. were commended as Officers of the Week by the Atlanta Police Department.

3 Atlanta police officers commended for response to Lenox security guard shooting

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Crash on I-75 in Clayton claims lives mother, 3-year-old

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Recent UGA grad robbed, sexually assaulted near campus, cops say

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Shootout at DeKalb gas station kills 2, injures 2

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A medical examiner enters the scene of a shooting in the parking lot of a Chevron station at the corner of Monroe Drive and Piedmont Road in Atlanta on Wednesday.

1 passenger dead, 1 critical after rideshare shooting at Atlanta gas station

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Doraville strip club ordered to pay $1.9M contempt fee to city

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Adidas apologizes for error on Atlanta United’s ‘Unity’ kit

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The Jolt: Trump adviser floats mystery challenger to Gov. Brian Kemp

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Nation & State

A mother is in custody after the bodies of her two daughters were found hours apart Tuesday along a canal in South Florida, according to CBS Evening News.

NEW: Mom in custody after daughters’ bodies found in Florida canal

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Pedestrian bridge collapses onto Washington, D.C., highway

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UPDATE: Actor Drake Bell pleads guilty to felony child endangerment

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Former MLB star Ben Zobrist says wife had affair with their pastor; sues him for millions

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Five facts: Britney Spears

NEW: Britney Spears asks judge to free her from conservatorship

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Elton John adds dates to final tour, including stadium show in Atlanta

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McAfee antivirus software creator dead in Spanish prison

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R. Kelly jailed in NYC as he awaits sex-trafficking trial

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May 4, 2021 Byromville - Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock speaks to supporters at JibbÕs Vineyard in Byromville on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Black farmers disappointed by court ruling halting federal debt relief program 9m ago

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue (right) give Gov. Brian Kemp a high five as he prepares to make remarks at a President Donald Trump rally at Middle Georgia Regional Airport in Macon, Friday, October 16, 2020. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

Opinion: When Georgia names permanent chancellor, it shouldn’t be Sonny Perdue

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The White House has announced a five-point strategy for combatting nationwide gun violence which carves a specific role for Atlanta. President Joe Biden, pictured at an October campaign rally in Warm Springs, believes gun violence is a public health epidemic, senior administration officials said. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

Biden administration announces strategy, funding to combat gun violence

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Gov. Brian Kemp and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms have had a rocky relationship lately.

OPINION: Can the Brian Kemp, Keisha Lance Bottoms relationship be saved?

Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., joins the Democratic leadership to speak with reporters before a key test vote on the For the People Act, a sweeping bill that would overhaul the election system and voting rights, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 22, 2021. The bill is a top priority for Democrats seeking to ensure access to the polls and mail in ballots, but it is opposed by Republicans as a federal overreach. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Republicans try to weaponize Warnock’s support for voting overhaul

FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2020, file photo Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a news conference on vaccines for COVID-19 at Emory Health Care in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Georgia governor to end public health state of emergency on July 1

Former President Donald Trump has paid attorneys' fees to two metro Atlanta counties in a lawsuit that sought to overturn the presidential election in Georgia. (File photo by Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS)

Cobb, DeKalb recover legal costs in Trump election lawsuit

From left, Democratic Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and the Rev. Raphael Warnock wave after a campaign event with President-elect Joe Biden in Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. Their wins in runoff elections Tuesday gave Democrats control of the Senate. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

The Jolt: Warnock and Ossoff prep new voting bill to blunt Georgia’s election law

Clayton Sheriff Victor Hill has been indicted for allegedly denying four jail inmates of their constitutional rights with the illegal use of a restraining chair. He was suspended by Gov. Brian Kemp earlier this month. An attorney for the Clayton Sheriff's Office has written a letter to Kemp asking that he reverse that decision.

Clayton County sheriff’s attorney asks Kemp to reinstate Victor Hill

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Superintendent Lisa Herring, left, talks with Kevin Maxwell while they tour the renovated David T. Howard Middle School in August 2020. Maxwell was the principal of Howard Middle School until his recent promotion to assistant superintendent for innovation, improvement, and redesign. STEVE SCHAEFER/AJC FILE PHOTO

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Atlanta Hawks fans react as they watch Atlanta Hawks playing Eastern Conference Final against Milwaukee Bucks at Hudson Grille in downtown Atlanta on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Hawks fans revel in Game 1 win of Eastern Conference Final, await Friday

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Cobb County is creating a new cyber security team after spammers emailed hundreds of county employees and briefly got access to the county’s system in June, according to a county spokesman.

Cobb County to create cyber security team following unsuccessful phishing attack

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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms makes remarks during a COVID-19 vaccine mobilization rally at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, June 18, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

Atlanta mayor calls Fulton sheriff’s latest jail request ‘perplexing’

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A dog waits to be adopted at the Fulton County Animal Services Wednesday, June 23, 2021. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

Local animal shelters at capacity, offering free adoptions through Sunday

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Oasis Goodtime Emporium is located off Peachtree Industrial Boulevard in Doraville. FILE PHOTO

Doraville strip club ordered to pay $1.9M contempt fee to city

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Brookhaven police major to become 1st Puerto Rican police chief in Georgia

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Marietta's Independence Day Parade will precede the city's all-day Fourth in the Park Festival from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on July 3. (Courtesy of Marietta)

Independence Day Parade on July 3 hosted by Marietta

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Members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices say that cases of heart inflammation having a “likely association” with the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are mild and extremely rare, and recommend that the benefits of vaccination far outweigh any potential risks.

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Former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson is the focus of a grand jury investigation. The scope of the review is unclear. AJC 2013 file photo.

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A presentation is made to board members of the Development Authority of Fulton County during a meeting in August 2019 at the Fulton County Government Center in Atlanta. School leaders and the city’s development authority want Fulton County to stop handing out tax breaks to development projects located in the city. (Photo by Phil Skinner)

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Fulton County commissioners are scrutinizing per diem payments by the county's development authority. (Rebecca Wright for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Egypt Sherrod and Mike Jackson are working on a new HGTV series "Married to Real Estate" set to air in 2022. HGTV

Egypt Sherrod returns to HGTV with ‘Married to Real Estate’ set for 202211h ago

Beloved Roswell street festival returns next month

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Dan Kelly, an instructor at the Atlanta Film Academy, co-directs Zach Breder's movie, coordinated by Trilith Studios, the film academy and Make a Wish. This was shot on Friday, June 18, 2021. RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com

Trilith Studios, Georgia Film Academy help 16-year-old create Make-A-Wish sci-fi film

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John Greenwell, performing as Rachel Wells, honed his female impersonator abilities at the Sweet Gum Head, and went on to win Miss Gay America. Photo: Kathy Novotny

Drag, drugs and disco: When Atlanta was a center of the gay revolution

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Atlanta Hawks Trae Young (left) and John Collins celebrate after beating the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, in Milwaukee. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”

Atlanta Hawks edition in ePaper: Sorry, Deer

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Atlanta Hawks' Clint Capela and Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo go after a loose ball during the second half of Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference basketball finals game Wednesday, June 23, 2021, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Capela makes presence felt, fights for key rebounds in Game 1

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Atlanta Hawks Trae Young (left) and John Collins celebrate after beating the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, in Milwaukee. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”

‘It’s special’: Franchise milestone for Hawks in Game 1 win over Bucks

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Hawks forward John Collins reacts as Trae Young hits a three-pointer. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”

Hawks’ John Collins has a highlight game against Bucks, too

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062321 Milwaukee: Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young reacts to hitting a three pointer against the Milwaukee Bucks during a 116-113 victory in game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, in Milwaukee. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”

Michael Cunningham: Trae Young again proves he’s among ‘top guys in the league’

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Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Kyle Wright (30) throws against the New York Mets during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, June 23, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

Kyle Wright struggles in Braves’ loss to Mets

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The Atlanta Hawks celebrate as time expires in a 116-113 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, in Milwaukee. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”

Hawks win another Game 1 on the road

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